Museums and Culture

A bronze bust by sculptor Michel Binette of Georges-Émile Lapalme, often called the true father of the Quiet Revolution and the first minister of Cultural Affairs of Québec. Installed in 2016 for the 55th anniversary of that ministry, it stands outside the Guy-Frégault building at 225 Grande Allée Est. Outdoors and free all year.

A bronze sculpture honouring the Baillairgé family of architects, sculptors and artisans, who shaped the face of Québec City over four generations. Made in 1991 and installed in 2004, it stands on the Chaussée des Écossais in front of the Morrin Centre in Old Québec. Outdoors and free all year.

A bronze by sculptor Pascale Archambault called Au seuil d'un siècle, honouring Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins, founders of the Desjardins credit union movement in Lévis. It was unveiled in June 2000 for the movement's 100th anniversary and stands on the Desjardins campus in Lévis. Outdoors and free to see all year.

A monument honouring the teaching religious communities who educated generations of Québec children, unveiled in 1997. It stands on the small triangular Place des Tourangelles near the Ursuline Monastery in Old Québec. Outdoors and free all year.

L'Envol, a sculpture by artist Jules Lasalle unveiled in 2000, salutes the 11 communities of religious brothers who devoted their lives to education in Québec. It stands at the corner of rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau and rue Sainte-Anne, near City Hall in Old Québec. Outdoors and free to see all year.

A monument honouring Alfred Pellan, the Québec City born painter of international renown and a pioneer of modern art in Québec. It stands on rue De Sainte-Hélène in the Jean-Paul-L'Allier garden in Saint-Roch, near the busts of other Québec painters. Outdoors and free all year.

A monument to Joseph Légaré, a leading 19th century painter and favourite illustrator of the capital, often called one of the first great landscape painters of Québec. It stands on the Côte de la Fabrique in the heart of Old Québec, steps from the Notre-Dame cathedral. Outdoors and free all year.

A monument honouring Jean Paul Lemieux, one of Québec's most beloved painters, known for his vast, quiet landscapes and figures. It stands on the Côte de la Montagne near the Escalier Casse-Cou, on the walk between the Upper Town and the Petit Champlain. Outdoors and free to see all year.

A short walkway along rue D'Auteuil, just inside the city walls, lined with monuments to great poets: Émile Nelligan and Alexander Pushkin (a 2002 gift marking the friendship between Saint Petersburg and Québec), Dante Alighieri, Komitas and Taras Shevchenko. A lovely, quiet stop for literature lovers next to the Parc de l'Esplanade. Outdoors and free all year.

A bronze statue of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the 19th century political leader of the Patriotes, standing 2.7 metres tall. Unveiled in December 2002 at the initiative of the Commission de la capitale nationale, it stands between the Parliament Building and Grande Allée Est. Outdoors and free to see any time.

A statue of François-Gaston, chevalier de Lévis, the French general after whom the city of Lévis is named. Unveiled in 2013 for the 375th anniversary of the seigneurie de Lauzon, it was created by Lévis artist Charles-Olivier Roy and stands on the Terrasse du Chevalier-de-Lévis, a lookout with sweeping views of Old Québec across the river. Outdoors and free all year.

A commemorative work in the Parc nautique de Cap-Rouge, near the mouth of the Cap Rouge River, marking 100 years (1913 to 2013) of the giant Cap-Rouge railway trestle that crosses the valley overhead. It is a great spot to admire the steel trestle from below and walk by the river. Outdoors and free all year.